The Energy Transition Show with Chris Nelder
News
Straight talk about the world’s transition from fossil fuels to renewables with energy expert Chris Nelder
Location:
United States
Genres:
News
Description:
Straight talk about the world’s transition from fossil fuels to renewables with energy expert Chris Nelder
Language:
English
Website:
https://xenetwork.org/ets
Episodes
[Episode #223] – Fiscal Implications of the US Transition
5/1/2024
As we phase out fossil fuels, can the revenues they have supplied to some communities be replaced by revenues from clean energy projects?
Duration:00:28:08
[Episode #222] – Green Industrial Policy
4/17/2024
How can green industrial policy harness the tools of capitalism and growth to make the energy transition successful?
Duration:00:26:13
[Episode #221] – Fossilflation
4/3/2024
What causes inflation? And how is it connected to the energy transition?
Duration:00:22:00
[Episode #220] – Climate Capitalism
3/20/2024
Author Akshat Rathi shares key insights from his new book, Climate Capitalism, about how the private sector provides scalable solutions to climate change.
Duration:00:19:57
[Episode #219] – Nuclear Illusions
3/6/2024
Nuclear power’s long track record of failure, including that of small modular reactors (SMRs), shows why it will not contribute to the energy transition.
Duration:00:20:12
[Episode #218] – Accelerating Decarbonization in the US
2/21/2024
A new report details policies that can accelerate the decarbonization of the entire US economy, along with the risks and barriers to their implementation.
Duration:00:27:10
[Episode #217] – Passivhaus in Scotland
2/7/2024
Retrofitting buildings to the Passivhaus standard can make them far healthier and more comfortable, while consuming far less energy than conventional buildings.
Duration:00:27:01
[Episode #216] – COP28 and the Outlook for Oil
1/24/2024
What will cause global demand for oil to peak and decline until it reaches zero by 2050?
Duration:00:23:54
[Episode #215] – IEA’s New Oil & Gas Outlook
1/10/2024
How must the oil and gas industry prepare for the world to stop using their products entirely by 2050?
Duration:00:26:16
[Episode #214] – Countering Climate Doomerism
12/27/2023
Climate scientist Dr. Michael E. Mann answers some of the hottest questions today about climate science.
Duration:00:23:43
[Episode #213] – Offshore Wind in the UK
12/13/2023
Is offshore wind dead in the water, or just facing some temporary turbulence? Chris Nelder reports on the offshore wind sector from the UK.
Duration:00:18:15
[Episode #212] – Transition in Eigg
11/29/2023
A small island in Scotland became the world’s first community to launch an off-grid electric system powered by wind, water and solar. Here’s how they did it.
Duration:00:26:23
[Episode #211] – Doomers vs. Transitionistas
11/15/2023
Why do some people believe we should accelerate the energy transition, while others claim that it will never work and advocate for things like degrowth policies instead?
Duration:01:56:26
[Episode #210] – Transportation Transition Update
11/1/2023
Contra the new pro-nuclear zeitgeist that has bamboozled climate hawks, nuclear power is not at the dawning of a new age, but at the end of its old age.
Duration:00:30:54
[Episode #209] – End of the Nuclear Age
10/18/2023
Contra the new pro-nuclear zeitgeist that has bamboozled climate hawks, nuclear power is not at the dawning of a new age, but at the end of its old age.
Duration:00:27:06
[Episode #208] – Vernacular Architecture
10/4/2023
Can ancient architectural and building techniques be used today to help keep buildings comfortable without using energy?
Duration:00:21:58
[Episode #207] – 8th Anniversary Show
9/20/2023
Energy researcher Jonathan Koomey rejoins us to review the major stories we have covered over the past year and see how the energy transition has progressed.
Duration:00:29:04
[Episode #206] – Regulatory Capture in Texas
9/6/2023
Regulatory capture is rife in Texas, and it explains a lot about how the losers of the energy transition have rigged the state’s systems in their favor.
Duration:00:21:56
[Episode #205] – Rebuilding the Grid from the Bottom-up
8/23/2023
How can we maximize the role of distributed energy resources as we rebuild the power grid using a decentralized architecture?
Duration:00:25:36
[Episode #204] – Regulatory Reform
8/9/2023
What do regulators and governments need to do differently to lead the energy transition?
Duration:00:22:46